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Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill is passionate about something other than cricket. And he probably needs to be as he’s had to make room for Shane Warne over the last few years. MacGill has a 3,000 …

Sommelier India was presented in the pages of Courrier International in a special wine issue last month. The French weekly magazine which has a circulation of around 160 000 copies covered the burgeoning wine scene …

The other day I read an article in a major Indian newspaper that explained that Indians shy away from spending more than Rs 1,000 on good wine because they have difficulty in understanding the value …

US based filmmaker, Simone Ahuja produced a documentary series titled, “Untold Stories of India” for the Asia Society in New York. This clip covers rugby, wine and snake boat races in Kerala. If you have …

As I discovered on a recent visit to Tuscany, the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium, plays a very important role in the functioning of the wine producing estates that lie within its territory. Covering a total …

World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand, discussed how Indians are perceived globally in a Times of India article. He argued that there are two differing perceptions. The first is driven by economics and cites a German …

Forbes published a list of the most expensive restaurants in India not too long ago. Do you think these restaurants are worth their prices? What about their wine lists? Would you recommend them? In Delhi …

Located in Andheri (West) Vanilla Café & Garden Grill has opened in style. The restaurant is retro with a variety of cuisines. But more interestingly for the wine lover, each table includes a specially designed …

Wine snobs are often the loudest in professing their love for wine, but the true wine lover loves it quietly, says Ch’ng Poh Tiong. In India too, just as everywhere in the world, we must …

Rajeev Samant of Sula Vineyards wrote an editorial on the growth of wine for The Times of India which was published a few days ago. Sommelier India has excerpted the thoughtful essay for its readers. …

Dakshin at the ITC Park Sheraton, Delhi recently matched Kalyera thokku (lobster in an onion-based sauce) with a crisp Riesling. This was preceded by matching mathur Maddur vada, a Mysore vada, with a sauvignon blanc …

Historically, rosé wine was delicate and dry. It was thought of as the red wine for white wine drinkers; lighter, fruitier and crisper. However, after the Second World War, medium-sweet rosés gained popularity with the …